# Hijal Village, Kandi, Murshidabad (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Kandi, Murshidabad 

# Hijal

Hijal is a village in Kandi sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **11,480 people in 2,713 households**, the 3rd largest of 84 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.1%.

- 11,480people (2011)
- 2,713households
- 61.1%literacy
- 940females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Hijal

Of every 100 households in Hijal in 2011, 8 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Hijal · ■ Kandi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****8%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**78%

Tap water ****5%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**92%

Use banking services ****28%**

**42%

Television ****5%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****47%**

**33%

Own their home ****97%**

**97%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Hijal?

■ Hijal · ■ Kandi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.1%**

**65.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****940**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****978**

**963

Working population ****34.6%**

**32.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.3% for men and 54.6% for women. 55% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 2,344 (59%) · **■** Farm labourers 499 (13%) · **■** Household industry 9 (0%) · **■** Other work 179 (5%) · **■** Marginal 939 (24%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Kandi

- Mahalandi16,354 people
- Gokarna16,198 people
- Jasohari9,003 people
- Kumar Sanda8,320 people
- Nabagram6,905 people
- Udaychandpur6,832 people

[All 93 villages in Kandi](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/kandi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Hijal?11,480 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hijal in?Murshidabad district (Kandi sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Hijal?61.1% (Census 2011)